Mark Lassiter Band No fancy tricks here. Lassiter's nicely written pop songs jump out of the boombox toned with guitars, piano touches and a tightly woven rhythm section. The North Carolinian writes acoustically-tinged songs the old-fashioned way wrapped in melody, stuffed with rhythm and sung with sweet vocals and chorus. With Fat Cabbage. Visulite (Samir Shukla)
Shwayze The 22-year-old rapper hit the mainstream with his debut album featuring Cisco Adler, who is probably best known for a "ballsy" photo that circulated the Internet and left everyone that saw it scarred for life. The duo has starred in an MTV series, Buzzin', and were a part of the most recent Vans Warped Tour. It's laid back acoustic hip-hop that is likely to win over the Sublime set. With Laze & Royal. Tremont (Jeff Hahne)